maryloufu

maryloufu

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  1. Patient as Customer model of healthcare

    maryloufu replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    I work hard to make sure my patients have the 'creature comforts' as one seasoned nurse put it in a post to new nurses. I go above and beyond what they ask in most cases. BUT I will often have a...

  2. Who got 75 Questions

    maryloufu replied to nursehope2006's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    75 questions in July - knew deep in my heart I failed- Passed! Same for a classmate that took it the same

  3. "Diploma Nurse preferable"

    maryloufu replied to lauralassie's topic in General Nursing

    In my BSN program we worked one on one with preceptors at the hospitals for 12 hour shifts. So- If you wanted a good experience it was up to you to ask questions and get in there- if you were a...

  4. Question about car seat policy

    maryloufu replied to *Bethany*'s topic in Ob/Gyn

    At our hospital we have to bring the corificeat up to the floor so that the nurse can verify that it is still safe and then she goes down to make sure that it gets put into the car right. I would...

  5. Why are Newbies Such Whiners?

    maryloufu replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Ummm... newbie- or semi-newbie here. From my view- those nurses who supposedly eat the young also eat their peers. Some people just suck and there is no getting around that. And to counteract those...

  6. How Many Practice Questions Did You Do?

    maryloufu replied to Sheri257's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I did 75 questions a day from the time I graduated til I took boards about a month later. I took them fairly quickly and then came back and made sure I understood each rationale whether I got it right...

  7. Flip Flop

    maryloufu replied to maryloufu's topic in First Year After Licensure

    :studyowl:Good luck with boards

  8. Flip Flop

    maryloufu posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am an RN of a whopping 6 months (6 weeks of that I was on maternity leave.). I did my orientation on days, went to nights 2 weeks before I had my baby and now- 4 months later I am switching to days....

  9. Night Shift and Phone Calls from Family - Vent

    maryloufu replied to incublissRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have a manager who said that she had to call her mom several times at 3am just to say- "Hi- oh are you asleep? I was just at walmart and wondered what you were doing..." She said it took a few times...

  10. Flip Flop

    maryloufu replied to maryloufu's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Well- I did my last night shift last night. I am in a Stuart Smalley frame of mine "I'm good enough, smart enough and people like me!" I guess we will see how it

  11. Patient as Customer model of healthcare

    maryloufu replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    We were discussing this topic the other night when one of our charge nurses informed us that it was ok for patients to have their infant and small children stay with them at the hospital (critical...

  12. Got Suggestions-need Help !?!?!?!?!

    maryloufu replied to purplesdk's topic in Texas Nursing

    What about a state school or state hospital job? They do not seem to be as physically taxing. Good benefits- you might check into

  13. Is becoming a nurse harder now?

    maryloufu replied to clemmm78's topic in General Nursing

    In school- last year (new grad here) - our instructor told us that the NCLEX that we take is harder than the one she took because 'patients are sicker and new grads are expected to know more'. That...

  14. Bed Baths, I dread giving them.

    maryloufu replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    ;)One tip I have heard for those with REALLY strong B.O. that does not respond to soap is to use shaving cream. Put some on a face cloth- wipe the area and then rinse with a wet clean face cloth. I...

  15. As a Nurse, what gives you the willies?

    maryloufu replied to shippoRN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Some of the nurses on my floor were talking about the extreme cases that have come in- and maggots were in the discussion. They said they had a patient who had so many maggots in a wound that it...

  16. Charting Pain Assessment

    maryloufu replied to patwil73's topic in General Nursing

    I usually just quote what they say in quotes.(lol I guess that is the only way to quote something) Usually if they give me that blank stare after I explain the pain scale I know the number really will...

  17. Charting Pain Assessment

    maryloufu replied to patwil73's topic in General Nursing

    at our hospital the PCA info is on a completely different form than the pain assessment when that is in use. We chart every 4 hours about pain assessment, if intervention is given we chart the...

  18. I woke up during surgery, Have you?

    maryloufu replied to GatorRN's topic in General Nursing

    My aunt had something on her spinal cord to help with chronic pain (sorry, I can't remember exactly what and she has passed since), and she had to go into surgery to get "the battery in my butt'...

  19. Remember You're Important

    maryloufu replied to luvscrubs's topic in General Nursing

    At my 10 year high school reunion I was talking to a guy that was in med school. I was in nursing school then. We were talking about our careers and he told me that he liked to think that nurses are...

  20. What's your holiday bonus?

    maryloufu replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    I am told we will get a turkey for

  21. Sitters, give 'em a break!

    maryloufu replied to anonymurse's topic in General Nursing

    Hold on- I am a new grad and have been a sitter myself. BUT my recent experience with sitters is this- I had a psych patient who was in 4 pt restraint(protection of lines) with a sitter. The sitter...

  22. Please tell me the anxiety gets better!

    maryloufu replied to CSNS's topic in General Nursing

    New RN here- and my experience is this- about the time you get comfortable with being a student- it will be time to graduate and you will be pushed into a new environment in your new job and you will...

  23. New Grad position interview tomorrow. but i'm SICK! advice please!

    maryloufu replied to Honeybun1206's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I would say call as soon as possible- explain that you are ill. They should understand- and I would think they would be glad to escape exposure to your illness. Good

  24. How is this fair?

    maryloufu replied to hhrhrn41's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe instead of saying she can't work those days she meant that she planned to be off with her children. I am glad to work days when my NM is off. Less

  25. IV air bubble compensation

    maryloufu replied to JL123's topic in General Nursing

    I have wondered this too- thanks for asking and also thanks to the